Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)
Emails sharing information collected regarding the housing and infrastructural needs of the Dublin region. This included links http://www.dubchamber.ie/policy/policy-reports/2015/11/10/submission-re-section-48-draft-development-contribution-scheme http://www.dubchamber.ie/policy/policy-reports/2015/11/09/chamber-submission-on-irish-water-new-source-options http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-submission-gda-transport-strategy.pdf *Note that activity extent for emails reference the number of different emails rather than volume as per the direction of the Standards in Public Office.
Phone call (2-5)
Calls placed to DPOs regarding the Chamber's policy positions in follow up to the emails sent as part of the previous activity.
Event / Reception (6-10)
There were a number of events organised by the Chamber or others with open invitations to DPOs that Chamber staff attended and discussed the policy issues raised in this campaign filing. This included a Chamber organised address by, & subsequent discussion, with the Minister for Transport - http://www.dubchamber.ie/news/press-releases/news/display-news/2015/11/06/the-future-of-dublin-by-minister-donohoe - and the Chamber's Political Leaders Series (which was an open invitation to all party leaders to address members - http://www.dubchamber.ie/ge2016)
Meeting (2-5)
Meetings at which the Chamber's policy positions were discussed were attended by DPOs. These meetings include the Dublin City Centre Business Forum, Dublin City SPCs, and the Minister for Transport's Luas Cross City Project Group. In addition to the Transport Submission cited above, see also http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-submission-re-section-48-draft-development-contribution-scheme.pdf http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/irish-water-new-source-options---dublin-chamber-submission.pdf *NOTE: Dublin Chamber has included for the purposes of this filing in its activity a number meetings of the Dublin City Council's Strategic Policy Committee for Finance and Emergency Services and the Dublin City Council’s Strategic Policy Committee for Planning and International Relations, which are exempt due to adherence to the Transparency Code (https://www.lobbying.ie/help-resources/information-for-public-bodies/transparency-code/).

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.